“You tell me which of these children's mothers are a 'son of a b.' That is racism. You cannot deny it, you cannot run from it. I kneel in honor of them....I kneel in front of the flag on the House floor. I kneel in honor of the First Amendment. I kneel because the flag is a symbol for freedom. I kneel because I stand against racism. I kneel because I will stand with these young men, and I will stand with our soldiers and I'll stand with America, because I kneel.”

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Lee's response to Donald Trump referring to NFL players who took a knee in protest of police brutality as "sons of bitches."

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